Welcome to the resource library
Worksheets, templates and insights from Hold That Thought and other past newsletter editions.
Everything you need for clearer thinking, productivity, and growth.
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Get that project out of your head
Hand off the work with confidence. The Delegate It worksheet is simple way to quickly get all of the important bits out of your head…and into someone else’s.
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Get SET for productivity
Create more time, energy and headspace with these three productivity templates. Understand where your time and energy goes, how to create more, and make the most of your days.
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Change unhelpful thought patterns
Understand the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and actions, thereby enabling you to choose more productive thoughts, and ultimately, feel more empowered to achieve the things you want.
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Get rid of beliefs that hold you back
Transform your limiting beliefs into empowering thoughts with this step-by-step method. The Thought Ladder is a proven approach to making small, meaningful changes toward big goals.
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Discover what's important
Use the Wheel of Life worksheet to reflect on how you’re doing in key areas of your life. From there, you’ll be able to set goals to achieve the life you want.
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Find your values
Visit the values page to learn more about your own values, plus how to communicate effectively by attuning to your stakeholder’s values.
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Take the Strengths Challenge
Identify, apply and maximize your strengths with this 3-part challenge, including a free 30-minute coaching session
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Clarify your vision
Use this worksheet to plan what you want for the immediate future and beyond. Create a vision statement that ensures you can achieve it.
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Build better habits
With the Habit Loop worksheet, you can get rid of unwanted behaviors and adopt new, healthy habits. Do it the easy way, start here.
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Make self-care easy on yourself
When we’re feeling low, it can be hard to figure out what to do. That’s why you need a self-care menu — see what looks good and get your energy back easily.
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Create your roadmap for change
Transformation happens by attuning to four key areas. With this worksheet, you will be able to replenish with self-care, build resilience, increase capacity, and enable transformation.
Hold That Thought Newsletters
From 2023 onward, all the latest newsletter editions are here
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Making a dog's dinner of 2022
Botching, bungling, mangling, confusing, questioning, getting curious, evaluating, thinking, growing.
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Overthinking me and ChatGPT
Strange. Sometimes uncomfortable. Refreshing. Motivating. Insightful. All this and more inside…
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A thing to say…
The long and short version for closing out the year, what to say in the danged card, and the language puzzle of Mele Kalikimaka.
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Non-sense and sense-ability
Are you a revealing or concealing leader? Plus, overthinking all the objects around us, and 40 end-of-year questions to ask yourself
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Done in a second
How to not overthink that email reply, give yourself the gift of freedom, and create a life full of a-ha moments.
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Forget passion, do this instead
The chair you’re in, staying warm, and following the path of least resistance.
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And if it worked?
The question to get unstuck, not caring what people think, and a more realistic procrastination pie chart.
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Gut reaction
Easy-to-understand neuroscience of goal-setting. Plus, where emotions live in the body and reinventing the wheel.
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Nothing to prove
Do the Bare Minimum and feel great about it. Plus, spooky stories about what holds you back.
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Over-explain much? Here's why.
Another thing we do to get in our own way, resting from our work, and not being an imposter.
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Get some perspective!
Every way to change your mind. From cognitive, to subatomic and beyond, your brain is covered.
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An overthinking horroshow
Put your unfinished work out there and see what happens. Plus, thought-provoking horror, playing to your strengths, and more.
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Hmm…Help, minute, momentum
Methods for healthier habits, good luck alternatives, and staying focused on your mission.
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“It's for them to find out”
What are the rocks in your pockets? Lighten your load, get your thoughts out, and let others learn from their mistakes.
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Make it easy
Whether you're starting something, finishing it, or working through that bulky middle, it's all about making it easy.
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Go big, but pace your delivery
From your big vision to the deepest corner of your mind, this one's got you covered!
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Spaghetti, paperclip, or reed?
Adopt a research mindset, think about time differently, and be more reed-like in your resiliency.
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This is the part where…
I was almost eaten by a bear. This and other storytelling concepts to help you get to the point.
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One step at a time
Whether words, thoughts, or steps — the details matter. This is how you connect.
The newsletter is also now hosted on ConvertKit.
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Shifting strategy is a pain in the tech neck!
Rethink your approach, tweak your actions and create the conditions for doing your best work.
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Overthinking your reasons
Value isn't a favor; stop asking and start offering. But first, get clear on your reasons (and make them compelling).
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“Rest is shame-proof”
How to rest. How to reflect. Hear how the trees do it.
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What do you want?
Get clarity about what you want, get creative about how to achieve it, and get set for success!
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I've put this off too long…
Procrastination happening in Hold That Thought! Read on for 100 life tips, plus a deeper dive into procrastination and perfectionism
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Curious? Uneasy? Relieved?
Finding your feelings, Zoom hacks, building your Personal Board of Directors and more in this week’s Hold That Thought
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How to show up
Some motivation, insights, and techniques, for when you don’t particularly feel like it.
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Anxiety mind / Curiosity mind
Get inspired by others, understand what’s driving that emotion, shift into deeper thinking, and more.
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Goal or dream?
Make a plan for your success. Here’s what you need to know to get started.
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Should I do this?
The second edition of Hold That Thought explores decision-making, boundaries, and giving yourself space to think.
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Less inside!
June marks the beginning of Hold That Thought – Weekly insights worth sharing. See the first edition of the new, shorter newsletter that brings you more value in fewer words.
The original monthly newsletter (July 2021 — May 2022)
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May '22 – The World you Want
Writing a meaningful Vision Statement helps you paint a picture of what you want your future to look like. Get the editable PDF worksheet, walk yourself through creating your Vision Statement and answer the question:
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April '22 – How Change Happens
Drawing on inspiration from the people whose lives I help transform, the April edition explores the four stages of transformational change, from replenishing with self-care, to building resilience, to increasing capacity, and ultimately enabling transformation.
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March '22 - What's on your Self-Care Menu?
When we’re tired and weary, it can be especially hard to think clearly or make decisions. Look out for Future You by creating this menu of self-care options. Also, check out the boatload of content packed into this issue!
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February '22 — Get SET for major productivity!
The February newsletter is chock full of content to help you self-coach your way to massive productivity. Follow the 3-step process to help you assess, prioritise, and plan your time more strategically. Plus all the templates to help you along the way.
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January '22 - Let's get started!
January is all about getting started. How do you want to begin the year? What do you want to feel? What will you learn? I offer three ways to get started, ranging from easy, to intentional to intensive. You decide the right approach for you.
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December '21 – Habit Loops
The December newsletter is all about habits. The ones you want to get rid of, the ones you want to start. I’ve created a great worksheet for you with a five-step process for changing behaviours and building better habits. This will set you up for success. And just in time for a new year.
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November '21 - All about Values
The November newsletter features TWO resources: one to help you get clear on YOUR values and the other to help you communicate better with your stakeholders by attuning to THEIR values. Also this month are articles on revenge bedtime procrastination, a better way to make decisions, an update on how things are going so far, and some thoughts about what we put into the world.
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October '21 - Get things done
This month’s newsletter was all about making a plan and sticking to it. I offer two useful templates to download: the Project List and the Weekly planning template. Use these to get every project out of your head and prioritised. Then get really clear about what you need to do each week, and do exactly that, plus gain valuable insights from your calendar, every week.
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September '21 - Strengths Challenge!
This month’s newsletter was all about capitalising on your strengths, inspired by the research-based company Cappfinity and their mission to strengthen the world. They announced a free tier for their insightful strengths profile survey. I decided to make the most of this opportunity, by offering a 3-step challenge to help you identify, apply and maximise your strengths.
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August '21 - What's in your Wheel?
The August freebie was the Wheel of Life worksheet, where I did a refresh of a classic coaching tool. This new editable PDF allows you to decide what’s important to you and reflect on it. Plus, four other fun ways to use the Wheel, from defining your values, goals, self-care balance, and finding your fun. I’ve also provided prompts and reflection questions for you to try out.
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July '21 - the Thought Ladder
In the first edition of the newsletter, I shared the Thought Ladder worksheet — a step-by-step method for changing your thinking and improving your confidence.
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